The convention seems flat

[Renew Deal]

There are some red meat moments here or there, but the audience seems like they're going through the motions. There seem to clusters of empty seats. The whole thing just looks smaller than normal.

[Equinox Moon]

1. I agree. Flat and filled with Hate talk

[yeoman6987]

3. I don't think they have as many delegates as we do

They only have 3,000. I think we have over 5,000. Add in little politicians attended and there you go. It is the strangest convention in history. The really only weird part of 2012 was Clint and he probably didn't want to be there.

[bullwinkle428]

2. And AWESOME job with the scheduling - putting a second-stringer in to deliver

the final speech each night, when the crowd is streaming out. Fantastic shots of huge sections of seats in the arena with only 2 or 3 people in them!

[randome]

4. But boring and flat plays to their advantage right now.

Trump needs to avoid making stupid mistakes that can't be walked back. The only 'artistry' about him is that he is good at denying responsibility for his fuck-ups.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]“If you're not committed to anything, you're just taking up space.”
Gregory Peck, Mirage (1965)[/center][/font][hr]

[Haveadream]

5. The whole production is second rate and not up to prime time standards.

Very D list and repetitive. And tacky. The narrative, venue and speakers seem shabby and small. The Dems are much better at putting together an event and it is a guarantee that we will put their show to shame!

[high density]

6. It's just a continuation of the "party of no" theme

This is the problem when people who don't want to run government are campaigning to do so. It's basically a "be afraid and hate Clinton more" rally. There's no positive solutions being offered, just ideas to amp up the military and give the corporations more leeway to destroy the planet.

[kwolf68]

9. Bingo!!!

Even their platform is a litany of complaining and antagonism. Not substantive solutions. But solutions and nuance require thinking and these new-age Conservatives don't want to think, too taxing.

[Adrahil]

7. The hall is half empty most of the time.

It's funny... Joe Scar and Co. are really talking up the Trump kids this morning. Joe talking about how Trump must a be good dad, considering how the kids turned out. What a joke.

This convention has been a complete shitshow.

[Orsino]

8. History is made by those who show up.

The party's so-called leadership doesn't seem to want this albatross.